Making color sing
By: Jeanne Dobie
Edition: 25th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780823031153
Subjects: Color in art; Technique; Painting
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: 1986.

Jacket subtitle: Practical lessons in color and design.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Commitment to excellence; title: The pure pigment palette : creating with a personal palette; title: Mouse power : achieving luminous grays; title: Octanic color : mixing powerful color; title: Greens, greens, and more greens : facing the challenge of green; title: Push-pull with warm and cool : creating distance and atmosphere; title: Push-pull and turn : making form appear three-dimensional; title: Dark glows : getting the most from darks; title: Singing color : making color pulsate; title: White glows : refining subtle blushes of white; title: The art of not mixing : layering with glazes; title: Atmospheric glazes : working with gradated glazes; title: A multilayered vision : glazing color creatively; title: Error into asset : correcting with glazes; title: Ordinary into extraordinary : transforming a painting with glazes; title: Color bridges : creating transitions between colors; title: Color camouflage : disguising with color choices; title: Paint passages : weaving color through space; title: Color vibrations : invoking visual tension; title: Color as abstract pattern : designing with vibrating color; title: Color composition : planning the color design; title: Twelve shapes : thinking "shape"; title: Shapes plus value plus color : taking an all-encompassing approach; title: Unpainted shapes : using the white paper; title: Beyond the subject: looking for a relationship; title: Distinctive divisions : making shapes dynamic; title: Right-on-the-mark values; title: A subtle touch : handling a mass of midtones; title: The impact of white : planning the white pattern; title: The dark partner : designing a dark pattern; title: A personalized light : changing the light pattern; title: Pattern as subject : making a good design even better; title: Conclusion : Unlocking your creativity.